Vacuum-cup energizer



May 6,` 1930. E. H. oDELL L1,757,135

VACUUM CUP ENERGIZER Filed June 27, 1927 Patented May 6, L1930 *'UNTEDl STATES PTENTxoSFFicE V EARL H. ODELL, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS VACUUM-CUI? ENERGIZER l Application iled .Tune 27, 1927. Serial No. 201,570.

This invention relates to a vacuumf'cup energizer on which the personflies when ex-Q ercising which energizer is useful in exercising the body and in stimulating circulation of the blood. j

It is an obj ect of this invention to provide an exercise apparatus adapted'to invigorate the body by causing a flow of blood tothe surface of the body, thus inducing rapid circulation through the veins.l

Other and further important objects of this invention will become apparent from the Y disclosure in the following specification and! appended claims. Y

In the accompanying drawing .which illustrates a preferred embodiment of this invention and in which'similar referencev numerals refer .to similar features in the dierent views:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device, showing its application; Y Y

Figure 2 is an enlarged top plan viewk of the device; i i,

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on line III-III of Figure12, and

device. Y v Y p As shown on the drawing: v

The reference numeral 1 indicates a vacuum cup exercise-apparatus embodying the principles of my invention and comprising a board 2 having extending from the'frontfface thereof a plurality of vacuum cups 3. SaidA vacuum cups 3 are formed of resilient'materiah such as rubber, with acuplike portion 4 terminating in a circular rimv5 land-a rearward ly extended portion 6. ,Said extended por. tion 6 is insertedtlirough apertures 7 formed.'

in the board 2 and, held in place therein by 4o a flange Sadapted toengage the rear face of the board 2. Said extended portion y6 is preferably formed with a hollow recess9 so that the same may be squeezed through the aperture 7.

l The vacuum cups 3 are preferablyarranged i The partial vacuumthus created within the Figure 4 is an end elevational view of the with the rims V5 of adjacent cups slightly spaced from each other. Said rims 5 thus lie in the same plane and present a substantial area for contact with the body.

As illustrated 'in Figure 1', a person 10 exercising on the device lies upon the vacuum cups 3 and by suitable body movements compresses the cups 8 in Contact with the body to cause them to exert a pull upon the body.

cups 3 causes the blood to rush to the portions of the body surface engaged by said cups with the result that a rapid circulation of the blood is produced. In order to exercise the body muscles,the body shouldl be twisted into and out of contact with the vacuum cups 3 so that 60 the vacuum cups may exert a pull upon the body muscles. In this way a veryinvigorating actionresults and at the same timethe body muscles are strengthened and rendered more supple. If desired, a person need only lie pensively upon the device, in which case the cups 3 will acteffectively to producethe Y jdesired circulation.4 "The device may be used as a mat or as a tabletop, depending uponV what treatments are administered to a patient.

`extend through saidV apertures with saidflanges engaging the rear Side of said board, the rims ofjsaid vacuum cups lying in the same planeand presenting a surface for supporting a persons body.

' g An exercising device comprising a rigid base, anda plurality of vacuum cups remov- A ablysupported thereon and arranged closely i together to provide a support for a persons body. y Y Y 3. An exercising device in combination a rigidbase, and a plurality of Vacuum` cups supported thereon and arranged closely to-l gether to provide a support for a persons body. A

In testimony whereof I have khereunto subscribed my name at Chicago, Cook County,

" Illinois.

EARL ODELL. 

